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Sand Plant Layout

Description: Nearly complete mixing plant for the Altus Dam project. Caption says, "A-789 View of the nearly completed mixing plant."
Date: November 26, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Removed Truck Tire

Description: Close up of a Goodrich tire from the construction site of the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-649 Tire Repair. A view showing the boot in place. In this case the break in the tire was of such nature that it was not necessary to use a cementing material."
Date: March 26, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Punctured Tire

Description: Close up of a punctured tire from the construction site of the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-648 Tire Repair. Close up of a tire repair job that has been operating over 500 hours without mishap. Note the bolts located in the tread of the tire as an added precaution against foreign material getting inside of the tire."
Date: March 26, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Tire Repair

Description: Laborers repairing a tire for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-650 Tire Repair. Drilling and bolting the boot in place in the tire. The bolts are forced through the hole by being driven against the hollow punch shown in the center of the picture above."
Date: March 26, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Laborers Repairing a Tire

Description: Laborers repairing a tire on the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-647 Tire repair. Trimming the usable portion of the carcass to a smooth surface and reducing the sides to feather edges."
Date: March 26, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Laborers Working on Drain Pipes

Description: Laborers working on drain pipes on the Altus project. Caption says, " A-788 View showing two methods of splitting 12 inch sewer pipe drain tile. Diamond saw in background and chisel with small air hammer in foreground. The latter proved to be the most economical for the same quality."
Date: November 26, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Concrete Placing

Description: Caption says, "A-888 General view showing progress of concrete placing during month of July 1943. View taken from access road on right abutment."
Date: July 26, 1943
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Carryall Equipment on Road

Description: Carryall equipment working on the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-646 Carryall spreading embankment for Santa Fe Railroad relocation, vicinity of Station 7."
Date: March 26, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Cores from Drain Holes

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1222. Cores from additional drain holes in gallery of Altus Dam. This core is from hole D-64.5, mistakenly marked in photograph as D-63.5. Box is 5' long."
Date: October 26, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Potato Field

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1133. Crops. General view of potato field being irrigated on Dunn and Vaniman farm, 4 miles south, 2 miles west of Altus."
Date: May 26, 1949
Creator: Callan, J. A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Masonry

Description: Caption says, "A-867 Close up view of junction of left abutment and spillway section of dam on May 26, 1943, showing Masonry placing in progress. Note gallery adit arch and Altus city water line in Masonry face. Elevation of Spillway section 1504."
Date: May 26, 1943
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Cleanup Progress

Description: Caption says, "A-817 Progress on cleanup of foundation for Altus Dam. Taken from right abutment January 26, 1943 Altus Dam - Altus Project."
Date: January 26, 1943
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Cofferdam

Description: Cofferdam during the Altus Dam project. Caption says, "A-790 View of the natural sump at the toe of the cofferdam."
Date: November 26, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Cleanup Progress

Description: Caption says, "A-818 Progress on cleanup of foundation of Altus Dam. Taken from left training wall location January 26, 1943."
Date: January 26, 1943
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Columnar Rock

Description: Caption says, "A-816 Columnar rock formation on right abutment of foundation before removal for Altus Dam - Altus Project."
Date: January 26, 1943
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie
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